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This photo taken on April 6, 2012 shows a pedigree Tibetan mastiff dog which the owner values at over 1 million USD, on display at a dog show in the town of Daxing near Beijing. The animals which have now become the world's most expensive are much prized in China where owning one is seen as a status symbol and a coal baron in northern China recently purchased one for ten million yuan (about 1,500,000 USD). AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)